Forex Update

Rupee Energizes On Equity Inflow Anticipations

Mumbai: Rupee climbed as Asian stock markets stabilized, regenerating anticipations for foreign capital inflows into local shares.

The partly convertible rupee came up as against its weakest close in over a month on Friday. In late July, it hit a nine-year peak of 40.20.

In the last two sessions, foreigners have purchased $142 million of shares after selling over $600 million so far this month.

IT Stocks Makes Recovery as Rupee is looking Weak

In the afternoon trades, the BSE IT index gained 24 points to 4,758.66 owing to the decrease in the rupee values as against the dollar.

In order to tame the rupee, the government had constricted foreign-borrowing rules on 7 August 2007. Now, external commercial borrowings (ECBs) over $20 million have been permissible only for foreign currency expenditure for allowable end-uses and are required to be parked abroad.

Forex Reserves Surge By $3.307 Billion

ForexOn the back of jump in foreign currency and assets collections, Forex reserves soared up by USD 3.307 billion to USD 225.35 billion as on July 27.

According to RBI’s weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency and assets got to USD 218.096 billion on the back of USD 3.306 billion. In the same period, reserve position in IMF dropped by USD 10 million to USD 455 million.

Rupee Resilient Against Dollar In Early Trade

US CurrencyThe Indian Rupee showed some resilience resuming higher against the US currency in early trade today.

The local currency resumed higher at 40.39/40 a dollar from overnight close of 40.42/43 per dollar but later fell back to 40.41/42 a dollar in late morning deals in quiet trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market.

Forex Reserves Up $937 Mn, Touches $213.5 Bn

Forex TradingOn the back of rise in foreign currency and assets collections, Forex reserves soared

Flow Outlook Spurs Rupee To One-Month High

Mumbai: Today, the rupee climbed to its peak level within a month, driven by the viewpoint of soaring investment flows into Asia’s third- biggest economy.
In morning, the rupee was at 40.54/55 a dollar, which is its highest peak since June 6, and strengthening from Monday's 40.65/66.
The chief dealer with the foreign bank anticipating the rupee to trade in a 40.52-40.62 rannge today said, “The positive signals from Asian equities are leading the market to believe that the stock market will do well, and that the inflows will be good.”
He stated that the RBI was expected to get involved at around 40.52 to restrict the rupee’s advancements.

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